19th C. Hawaiian Basalt Poi Pounder

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable and splendid poi pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of tan and grey. Presenting an overall phallic form, the fine implement displays

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui-Lahaina, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable poi or medicine pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of gray. The fine implement displays a thick handle and a

DESCRIPTION: Antique Hawaiian basalt poi pounder shaped with a spherical handle flaring into a spatulated body. CIRCA: 18th to 19th Century ORIGIN: Hawaii DIMENSIONS: H: 3.37" D: 2" CONDITION: Wear co

Hawaiian Poi Pounder, 19th century, black basalt, well proportioned, the bulbous butt end with flat underside, and smooth sides, ht. 6 3/4 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection, Honolulu,

South Pacific, Polynesia or Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. Made of a smoothed grey-green basalt, with a rounded base and a slightly pronounced handle, this style of poi pounder is known as "knobbed". Si

A Large Poi Pounder Kula district, Maui, Hawaiian Islands, circa 19th century or earlier Dense basalt, with a knob-shaped handle and bell-shaped lower section. The surfa

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th century CE. A lovely poi pounder of hefty and perhaps usable form that is hand-carved from porous yet sturdy basalt. The implement features a tapered handle p

**Originally Listed At $300** Polynesia, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, 18th century. A hefty and sizeable section of a pestle, hand-carved from porous black basalt, meant for pounding taro root into poi. Th

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Big Island (Hawai'i), ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful poi pounder or muller tool carved by hand from tan-hued stone with light gray inclusions. The tool exhibits a br

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserved poi pounder of a bell-shaped form carved from gray-brown stone. The hefty tool is comprised of a rounded pounding face, a broad

North Pacific, Hawaii, Maui, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A sizable and hefty poi pounder, hand-carved from porous basalt in mottled hues of ash gray. The tool displays a conica

North America, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A sizeable and heavy cast-iron pestle meant for pounding taro root into poi. This pounder has a knob-shaped handle, a thick neck, and a pounding s

French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A fabulous and hefty pounder, hand-carved from pale-gray basalt, meant to pulverize the roots of the taro plant into poi. The to

**Originally Listed At $400** North America, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. Finely carved and burnished from Ohia wood, a pestle and pedestaled mortar made for pounding taro root into poi. Thi

A Superb Hawaiian Poi Pounder Hawaiian Islands, 19th century Weighty gray stone, carved and pecked into an elegant pounder carinated at bottom and with a globular knob at top. In excellent condition,

Polynesian black-basalt poi pounder, 18th/19th c., Hawaii, bell-form with integrated handle, 7"h x 5"dia

Antique Hawaii lava rock Poi pounder. Approximately 7.5 x 5.5 in.

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 16th to mid-17th century CE. A wonderful basalt lamp of conical form, ingeniously hand-crafted from the body of a discarded poi pounder. The top of the lamp displays a gentl

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A hefty and sizeable pestle, hand-carved from beige stone, used for repeatedly pounding taro root into poi. The tool has a flattened pound

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Big Island (Hawai'i), ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A wonderful poi pounder of a relatively uniform conical shape that is hand-carved from dark-gray hardstone with crea

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 18th century CE. A sizable and splendid poi pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of black and charcoal. The fine implement displays a hemispherical handle and a

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 18th century CE. A sizable and splendid poi pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of ash grey and charcoal. The fine implement displays a hemispherical handle to

North Pacific, Hawaii, Maui, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE. A sizable and hefty poi pounder, hand-carved from porous basalt in mottled hues of ash gray. The tool displays a cylindrical neck

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. An intriguing and elegant poi pounder, hand-carved from light gray basalt stone, used for repeatedly poundin